wipeout
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Early calm gave way to stomach-churning moves late in the week that saw oil prices roaring above $100 a barrel and an $890 billion wipeout in the market value of the Magnificent Seven tech behemoths.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
His entire store is completely closed, facing structural damage, food and product loss and a complete wipeout of their inventory.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026
If that holds, it would mark the eighth-largest one-day wipeout of market cap for any U.S. company on record.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 22, 2026
That could be trouble for dividend investors—although they aren’t likely to endure the kind of wipeout they faced when rates spiked in 2022.
From Barron's ● May 15, 2026
Daniel Jacobs, the communication director for The Science Coalition, said the board’s wipeout actually hurts the country, and puts it on the back foot.
From Salon ● May 2, 2026
The market’s typical reaction to tech stock wipeouts like the one on Friday has been a strong bounce the following session.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026
“But you’ve got to avoid the wipeouts and you’ve got to be positioned at all times for the next wave coming, and it’s a never-ending process,” he told MarketWatch in an interview on Monday.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 4, 2026
But there were no crashes on a course that has a track record for some gruesome wipeouts and evacuation by helicopter.
From Barron's ● Jan. 24, 2026
There have already been some spectacular wipeouts in Olympic warm-up sessions, but so far no serious injuries.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2024
As Wang explained, shifting in his seat and gesturing with his hands throughout, Alameda earned an “allow_negative” badge because it helped the firm sidestep the automatic procedures Wang implemented to prevent account overdraws and wipeouts.
From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2023